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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Samantha Wood

‘I touch my toes 10 times in the shower’: Britons come clean about their bathing habits

A young attractive man with a long hair and beard smiling widely straight at a camera with his eyes tightly closed covered in a shampoo
These Britons love their showers. Photograph: Boris Jovanovic/Stocksy United

Head, shoulders, knees and teeth

“My teenage daughter and I often discuss the issue of leg washing in the shower. Namely, if people are having a quick one, do they bother to wash their legs? I always do, soaping everything including my feet, but she doesn’t. Having asked around our friends, it seems that actively washing your legs and feet in the shower – as opposed to just letting the water stream down – is unusual!” Alex, London

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